be 99.7% less likely to die during childbirth

be 95.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 68.4 children die before they reach the age of one. In Austria, on the other hand, 3.4 children do.

have 73.8% less children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 36.3 babies per 1,000 people. In Austria, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people.

Basic Needs

be 20.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, 5% of the population has electricity access. In Austria, 100% of the population do.

be 7.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 11.8% of the population has internet access. In Austria, about 84.3% do.

be 59.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 63% of people have improved drinking water access (85% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas). In Austria, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas).

Expenditures

spend 86.2% more on education

Sierra Leone spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education. Austria spends 5.4% of total GDP on education.

Austria: At a glance

Austria is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 82,445 sq km. Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.

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